Lots Of Stars At Reggae Award Show

May 09, 1986|By Tom Popson.

The Fifth International Reggae Awards ceremony will be held Saturday at the Broadway Armory, 5917 N. Broadway. The ceremony, which begins at 8 p.m., is scheduled to include live performances by Judy Mowatt, Mutubaruka, Michael Rose, Wayne Smith, Wailing Souls, Safari, Yabba Griffiths and Debbie DeFire, plus exhibitions of fire and limbo dancing. Emcees for the evening will be Jamaican disc jockey Barry ``B.G.`` Gordon and New York comedian George

``G.T.`` Taylor.

Awards will be presented in 30 categories. Third World leads in total number of nominations, with six, followed by Synergy Productions, organizers of the Reggae Sunsplash festival, with five, and Jimmy Cliff and Sophia George with four.